Post Traumatic Growth for Survivors of Human Trafficking

This training will explore the pillars of post traumatic growth, to include discussions of how strength, resiliency, and joy can be built after a traumatic event or circumstances has occurred. We will look through the trauma informed lens to identify ways in which survivors of human trafficking can access the aforementioned pillars so they are able to move towards healing and contentment.
Objectives
Participants will learn about the elements of human trafficking
Participants will identify the pillars of post traumatic growth
Participants will discuss paths to healing and contentment for survivors of human trafficking using the pillars of post traumatic growth
Intended audience
Services providers, community members

Presented by: Linzi Rae Matta, LICSW (she/her) began her career in victim’s services at URI as a Peer Advocate working with Violence Prevention and Advocacy Services in 2007, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Music History and Literature with a Minor in Women's Studies in 2010. After volunteering for a local domestic violence agency in 2012, she then worked to obtain her Master of Social Work degree from Rhode Island College, and graduated in the class of 2017. She has been a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker since 2019. Linzi has developed an expertise in providing trauma focused treatment modalities to survivors of interpersonal and systems-induced trauma, with a particular focus on addressing the healing needs of those who have survived physical, emotional, and/or sexual abuse. Linzi has worked for Sojourner House as their Clinical Director since April 2022, which has expanded her experience in supporting LGBTQ+ survivors of trauma, clinical consultation and supervision, training facilitation, policy development, program operations, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Sojourner House is a victim services agency based in Rhode Island that has been providing safe shelter, housing, and life-saving supportive services to survivors of abuse since 1976. We invite survivors of domestic violence, sexual abuse, and human trafficking into spaces that are comfortable and empowering so they can begin to heal and rebuild their lives. Our advocates can make recommendations and connect victims with helpful resources, but most of all, they listen. They do not judge or pressure victims to make changes before they are ready.

Host or Publisher Sojourner House